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Monmouth University Polling Institute

US public opinion research institute

Summary

US public opinion research institute

The Monmouth University Polling Institute was a public opinion research institute located on the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The Polling Institute was established in 2005, and was led by director Patrick Murray.

In 2022, the polling analysis website FiveThirtyEight had 120 Monmouth polls in its database, and gave the polling institute an "A" grade on the basis of its historical accuracy and methodology. The poll appeared on the list in 2014 with an A-minus, and received an A-plus in 2016, 2018 and 2020. The Institute is a signatory to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Transparency Initiative.

Methodology

The Monmouth University Poll was conducted in a multi-modal fashion, incorporating phone calls to landlines and cell phones, and online surveys delivered through text and email. Sample selection was conducted on a case-by-case basis depending on the survey topics. Polls were weighted for demographic factors like age and also incorporated partisan affiliation for political polls.

Recognition

In 2009, the institute's gubernatorial polling received national attention, including findings that indicated the eventual winner Chris Christie's weight was an issue for voters in the campaign.

In 2010, the institute's director Patrick Murray was named "Pollster of the Year" by PolitickerNJ and one of the 100 most influential people in New Jersey politics. Murray is an occasional contributor to the Huffington Post's Pollster page.

Closure

The polling institute closed on July 1, 2025. University president Patrick F. Leahy attributed the closure to the "considerable resources required" to operate the institute.

References

References

  1. [https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/about/ About the Institute], Monmouth University Polling Institute.
  2. [[Nate Silver]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20141005201227/http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/ FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings], ''FiveThirtyEight'' (last accessed March 26, 2021).
  3. (12 March 2025). "New Jersey’s revered Monmouth University Polling Institute to shut down in July". Politico.
  4. (5 September 2024). "Monmouth University Polling Powerhouse Helps Drive the Conversation". Two River Times.
  5. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/nyregion/08fat.html?pagewanted=all Corzine Points a Spotlight at His Rival’s Waistline] - ''New York Times''. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  6. [http://www.politickernj.com/files/2010%20Year%20In%20Review.pdf The Year in Review 2010] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-20 - ''PolitickerNJ.com''. Retrieved July 18, 2011.)
  7. [http://www.politickernj.com/files/POWER%20WEB_0.pdf Power List 2010] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-21 - ''PolitickerNJ.com''. Retrieved July 18, 2011.)
  8. (June 18, 2010). "Murray: Are Nate Silver's Pollster Ratings 'Done Right'?". The Huffington Post.
  9. (October 26, 2009). "New Jersey Watch (Monday)". The Huffington Post.
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